Letter 5: You spoke ill of us, and we spoke well of you -- but no one will believe either of us.
You spoke ill of us, and we spoke well of you -- but no one will believe either of us.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ἀρισταινέτῳ.
Σὺ μὲν ἡμᾶς εἶπας κακῶς, ἡμεῖς δὲ καλῶς ἀλλ’ οὔτε σοί
τις οὔτ’ ἐμοὶ πείσεται.
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